LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Tickets for the first midnight showings of "Twilight" are quickly selling out, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Online ticket sellers Fandango and MovieTickets report the film has sold out hundreds of performances, four days before its Friday opening in about 3,400 locations.

Fandango has sold out almost 700 shows - including 500 or so midnight Thursday screenings - and MovieTickets counted more than 400 sellouts of various show times.

Hollywood experts speculate a $40 million-plus opening is almost assured and $50 million or more is possible, if weekend moviegoing proves robust. Some are predicting an opening weekend with sales in excess of $60 million.